Clasp.



Na. 689,9!3. Patented Dec. 3!, I90l.

m. RUBIN.

CLASP.

(Application filed Nov. 9, 1901.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES: I ENTOFI Nrrnn STATES PATENT i Orrrcn.

MAX RUBIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLASP.

SPEGIFICATIDN forming part Of Letters Patent No. 689,913, dated December31, 1901.

Application filed November 9, 1901. Serial No. 81,789. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MAX RUBIN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Clasps, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved clasp whichis simple in construction,can easily be applied and opened or closed,and is held firmly and securely in place.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of referenceindicate like parts in all the views, Figure 1 is a front view of myimproved clasp. Fig. 2 is a rear view opened. Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse sectional view closed.

The front plate A, which may be ornamented more or less, has pivoted atits lower end to its back a swinging plate B, which is bent over at itsupper end outward from the back of the front plate and downward to forma tongue 0, extending down to about half the length of this swingingplate, and below the pivot an inwardly and upwardly bent hook D isformed on this swinging plate, which book preferably projects beyond thebottom of the front plate. A looking or inner plate E extends over thelower half, more or less, of the swing-plate and is provided at itsupper end with a flange F, on which the material of the belt binds, theedge of this flange being preferably rounded. The tongue 0 of theswinging plate is preferably provided at its free end with a transverseslot G for receiving part of the flange F. For the purpose of formingthe pivot of the swinging plate part of the metal of the inner plate Eis forced inward at the lower end of said inner plate to form a circularinwardly-extending boss H, through which two rivets a are passed whichare also passed through the lower end of the front plate. The swingingplate 13 is provided at its lower end with a hole K of proper size toreceive this boss, so that the swinging plate is pivotally mounted onthis boss.

To apply the clasp, it is opened and the hook-tongue on the upper end ofthe swinging plate 13 is applied on the upper edge of the belt in such amanner that the upper part of the belt passes into it, and then thefront plate is swung up over the plate B, causing the flange F on theinner plate E to force the belt material against the inner surface ofthe tongue 0 on the swinging plate or into the slot of the same-that is,to cause a binding of the material of the belt between the free endparts of the swinging plate B and the inner plate E. To open the clasp,it is only necessary to swing down the same.

The front plate A is provided at its upper end with a handle knob K formoving said plate or other purposes.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a clasp, the combination with a front plate, of a swinging plate,mounted on the back of the same to swing parallel with the front plate,which swinging plate has its upper end bent downward to form a hook, aninner plate extending over the lower part of the swinging plate andfixed in relation to the front plate, the swinging plate being mountedbetween the front plate and the inner plate, substantially as hereinshown and described.

2. In a clasp, the combination with a front plate, of a swinging plate,mounted on the back of the same to swing parallel with the front plate,which swinging plate has its upper end bent downward to form a hook, aninner plate extending over the lower part of the swinging plate andfixed in relation to the front plate, the swinging plate being mountedbetween the front plate and the inner plate, and the inner plate havingpart of its material forced inward at the lower end to form a boss onwhich the pivoted plate swings, the swinging plate being provided with ahole for receiving said boss, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

3. In a clasp, the combination with a front plate, of a swinging plate,mounted on the back of the same to swing parallel with this front plate,which swinging plate has its upper end bent downward to form a hook, aninner plate extending over the lower part of the swinging plate andfixed in relation to the front plate, the swinging plate being mountedbetween the front plate and the inner plate, and the swinging platebeing provided with a hook at its lower end, substantially as hereinshown and described.

4'. In a clasp, the combination with a front plate, of a swinging plate,mounted on the back of the same to swing parallel with the front plate,which swinging plate has its upper end bent downward to form a hook, aslot in said hook, an inner plate extending over the lower part of theswinging plate and fixed in relation to the front plate, the swingingplate being mounted between the front plate and the inner plate, whichinner plate is provided at its upper end with a flange, substantially asherein shown and described.

5. In a clasp, the combination with a-front plate, of a swinging plate,mounted on the back of the same to swing parallel with the MAX RUBIN.

Witnesses: RUDOLPH LIEBMANN,

OSCAR A, GUNZ.

